await
Usage
What are other ways to say await?
The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?
Example Sentences
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Shares of AST SpaceMobile are rocketing higher on Monday as investors eagerly await the SpaceX rival to report first-quarter earnings.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Treasury yields fell slightly on hopes of de-escalation in the Middle East, while markets await U.S. payrolls data.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
While more than 50 percent of the region's rice fields have been prepared, just a fraction have been planted as farmers await the rain.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
As the MV Hondius cruise ship approaches Tenerife, the people of the Spanish island await it with a mixture of uncertainty and, in some cases, anger.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“Tell my husband I await him,” she said.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing await
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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